RS faces brief adjournments after uproarious scenes

The Rajya Sabha today witnessed three adjournments till 1 PM in the pre-lunch session following uproarious scenes over Minimum Support Price of Paddy and Cotton and the demand for re-allotment of bungalow to Samajwadi Party MP Neeraj Sekhar. The bungalow allotment issue was raised by Jaya Bachchan o...

No discrimination in allotment of funds for railway projects: Govt

Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha today denied that there is any discrimination in allotment of funds for railway projects. Replying to the supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, the Minister said that different projects including laying of new lines and guage conversion projects amounting to o...

RS faces brief adjournments over demand to discuss MSP of paddy, cotton

The Rajya Sabha witnessed two adjournments as members belonging to Congress and Samajwadi Party demanded immediate discussion on Minimum Support Price of paddy and cotton. The matter was raised by BSP Chief Mayawati, Sharad Yadav of JD-U, Naresh Agarwal of Samajwadi Party and Sharad Pawar of NCP. Th...

Congress expresses displeasure over Anoop Mishra's appointment as LS Secy Gen

TN MPs in RS express concern over arrest of fishermen by Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu members in the Rajya Sabha today expressed serious concern over the arrest of fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy and sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They called for a permanent bilateral solution to the issue. The matter was raised by Tiruchi Shiva of the DMK.

TMC stage walk out after Amit Shah name surface in Sahara scam

Parl panel recommends increase of pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi HC

A Parliamentary Committee has recommended enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court from 20 lakh to two crore rupees. The Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice in its report submitted to Parliament today has stressed on the need for bringing in unifo...

Parliament nod to bill to amend labour law

Parliament today gave its nod to the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2014 with the Lok Sabha approving it. The Rajya Sabha has already passed the Bill. It aims at amending the definition of small establishments that ...

Govt to bring GST Bill in winter session of Parliament

The Government will bring the Goods and Services Tax, GST Bill in the current Winter Session of Parliament. The bill aims at providing for a uniform indirect tax structure.Replying to a debate on black money in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, as far as GST is concerned, a broad co...

Govt to bring new Motor Vehicle Act in Parliament soon: Gadkari

Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that new Motor Vehicle Act will be brought in Parliament soon. Talking to media on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi, Mr Gadkari said that the new Act has been sent to the Cabinet and will be presented before the Prime Minister.